Unit One
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Nan Peck
Updated March 13, 2007
Permit my to introduce myself

My name is Nan Peck. You are welcome to call me "Ms. Peck."picture of Nan Peck

I'd like to tell you something about my background in the communication field and to describe to you my expectations and thoughts about this course and how I plan to teach it. You'll notice that during Week One I'll ask you to write me a letter of introduction for I do want to get to know you too.I've been teaching at NOVA since 1982. I am an associate professor. My area of specialization is interpersonal persuasion. I worked for U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger in the early 1980's covering health care legislation and developed a profound appreciation for the power of the spoken word in shaping policies and attitudes. .I continue to conduct courses in public speaking and other areas of communication to professionals in government agencies, businesses, community groups and social service agencies.

I am committed to ensuring that this non-traditional course does not compromise the educational goals of NVCC in providing an excellent atmosphere for scholarship.. I trust that you will share with me your thoughts about how this course fulfills these goals and how this course might be improved. .I value your feedback. Because I have asked you to share with me something about yourself which is unique, let me do the same. I was a competitive athlete for several years and met my husband, Paul Haas, while coaching high school volleyball. We continue to play and to watch a great deal of sports.

I have a marvelous family including twelve siblings who provide me with ample stories for my speeches.

I hope that you will enjoy taking this course and that you find that the principles of public speaking assist you in becoming a more effective speaker and consumer of rhetoric. .I believe that this course will be as stimulating, challenging, and enjoyable as you make it.

Now that I've introduced myself to you, please develop a letter of introduction for me. Send it to my email, npeck@nvcc.edu. Be sure to mark "SPD 100" on the subject line so that I recognize your message. Thank you.